Monday, March 17, 2014

For a Madrasi [south Indian] … Monday started as normally
… but at the MRTS station, perhaps it was bit different – the crowd was much
thin…. .. the traffic was felt less at OMR too…

Today is a holiday in Northern part of India and to
many offices here too …. the occasion being ‘Holi’ the spring
festival commemorating Lord Krishna's play with the gopikas, using herbally
enhanced coloured water; ‘Holi’ is known
as festival of colours celebrated with pomp across the Northern region and in
some parts of the Southern India too.

Bharat is a vibrant Nation where so many festivals are
celebrated with zeal and enthusiasm – this one brings out the vibrancy and
promotes vigour and enthusiasm attracting all the people. Festivals bring joy to our lives and give us
an opportunity to celebrate in merriment as well as improve our social life. Holi
the name itself brings out so many emotions from within that are unparallel and
adds colours to our monotonous life. It is not simply the colour or water that
gets sprayed, it is the spirit of celebration.

In tune with the celebration, Google has this fine doodle
at India
homepage….. and the one that you saw at the start of the post is from Boston
Big pictures on Holi in India